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You’ve had your blog for a few months now. You’ve chosen a topic you love and have great information. But you have very little traffic and no sales.
So what’s wrong?
Often times it’s nothing but your impatience and lack of consistency.
A few months is hardly enough time to give a new business. So if you went [...]
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There are a lot of things that go into creating a successful affiliate marketing website…
1) You should learn enough programming to manage and maintain your own site
2) You need to hone your writing skills
3) You need a strategy for implementation and marketing
4) You have to build a brand (even if that brand is just YOU [...]
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A lot of people feel pressure to make their articles a certain length. As if, more words automatically equals more value.
That isn’t always true. In fact, more words can often make articles difficult to read and monotonous.
Brevity has its advantages…
1) People are busy and subscribe to dozens of blogs and websites, so they often appreciate [...]
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I received an email from a lady named Angelica, who plans to publish an instructional blog post about Google Analytics (GA), but she is a bit hesitant because she feels it won’t be comprehensive enough.
She admits she is afraid of coming across dumb because her article is not going to be as thorough as other [...]
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As your site grows, it’s easy to neglect some of the older content. So it definitely pays to do an audit every now and then.
I must admit, it’s been a long time since I’ve completed one, and this is the next task on my never-ending To-Do list.
So what exactly is an audit? To [...]
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Want to make money with an information affiliate site, but tired of bouncing from topic to topic?
Don’t feel like you know enough about anything to publish an interesting website or blog?
Is the word “expert” discouraging you because you don’t feel like an expert on any topic?
You’re not alone. It’s a feeling that plagues many [...]
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1. Your Visitors Will Read Everything
Never assume that your visitors will read every page on your site. Most of the time, people only read between 10 to 20%, and they also skim your pages.
That’s why you should make sure your most important, compelling points are on your homepage and emphasized throughout your site on other [...]
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This happens to me from time to time, and now that my readership is growing, sometimes I do panic a bit if it’s been a few days since my last post and I haven’t a clue what to right about next.
I’ve gotten better as of late because of some techniques that alleviate my “blogger’s block”. [...]
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I define a robotic Webmaster as one who goes through the motions of managing and updating a website, without a clear understanding for what it takes to succeed online.
They haphazardly throw up content without much regard to how their target audience will interpret it. They’re more concerned with quantity of tasks than measuring the results [...]
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I always say… You know you’ve made it when people begin copying your work.
And thanks to services like www.copyscape.com it’s much easier to spot offenders these days.
Plagiarizing used to really bother me, especially when the search engines weren’t as smart as they are today. It used to be much easier for thieves to steal your [...]
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One of the common mistakes Webmasters make is they don’t define who they are targeting.
Now that everyone is learning you can profit online by writing about any topic and adding Google ads, people are often mislead.
It’s not just about publishing as much content as you can on one subject and waiting for the money to [...]
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How you communicate with your audience is a critical component of having a successful website.
And it’s an aspect of website development that is highly overlooked.
If your audience doesn’t feel that all-important connection with you, the chances of them buying products from you (or products you recommend) are slim to none.
Don’t underestimate the power of your [...]
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I hear a lot of people say, “I’m not creative enough to build an interesting site (or blog).” And while I believe creativity comes easier for some than others, there are ways you spark creativity into your site or blog whether you feel you have that special gene or not.
1. Get Involved In Your [...]
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